PTA Membership Classroom Contest

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Please consider joining our Vista Verde PTA. We all reap the benefit of being a Vista Verde Viking. Membership is open to all members of our community, parents, teachers, grandparents, care givers, and friends. Consider sponsoring one of your teachers for the PTA too – and let’s come together as a community and support the Vista Verde PTA.

Our traditional annual class competition will still take place from September 15 –  October 15. Top three classes with most percentage of memberships by October 15th will win a prize!

Don’t forget to subscribe to the Vista Verde PTA e-news for weekly updates, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Click here to join.

2023-2024 National PTA Reflections Theme Search

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The 2023-2024 theme search will start on September 1, 2021. All entries must be submitted by November 1, 2021.

Click here to fill out the digital theme search form, or download this document and submit to reflections@capta.org or mail to California State PTA, 2327 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95816.

California theme idea winners will be forwarded to National PTA for consideration. The student who submits the winning entry will receive a $100 prize.

For questions, please contact reflections@capta.org

 

Reflections Art Contest

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“I Will Change the World By…”

That’s the theme for the 2021-22 Reflections Art Program, which has been bringing the arts to life for more than 10 million students since 1969. California State PTA and its members, families and kids are on the forefront of this amazing program, which increases community awareness of the importance of arts in education.

Reflections encourages students of all ages to:

  • Unleash creative talentsand be inspired
  • Express themselvesimaginatively in their artwork
  • Experience the fun and joyof making art
  • Tap into critical thinking skills to create art inspired by the annual theme
  • Receive positive recognitionfor their original works of art.

Click here to see the winners of the 2020-2021 Reflections Art Program.

Membership in PTA provides the opportunity to participate in the National PTA Reflections program. Each year, over 300,000 students in Pre-K through Grade 12 create original works of art in response to a student selected theme. This 50+ year-old program helps them explore their own thoughts, feelings, and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence, and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful in school and in life.

Curious about the history of the National PTA Reflections Program?
Check out the Timeline of the program and be inspired by its history and purpose.

Questions about The Reflections Program?

Contact Reflections Chair, Lilli LaBuen Gillen at Reflections@vistaverdepta.org or visit www.vistaverdepta.org/reflections

Vista Verde PTA GA Meeting – September 21st, at 6 PM via Zoom

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Please join us for the first General Assembly Meeting of the year via Zoom on September 21st at 6:00 pm. Please register here.

PTA Membership Classroom Contest

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Please consider joining our Vista Verde PTA. We all reap the benefit of being a Vista Verde Viking. Membership is open to all members of our community, parents, teachers, grandparents, care givers, and friends. Consider sponsoring one of your teachers for the PTA too – and let’s come together as a community and support the Vista Verde PTA.

Our traditional annual class competition will still take place from September 15 –  October 15. Top three classes with most percentage of memberships by October 15th will win a prize!

Don’t forget to subscribe to the Vista Verde PTA e-news for weekly updates, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Click here to join.

Reflections Art Contest

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Do you have a child who loves to make music, dance, film movies, take photographs, write stories or poems, draw, or paint? Then the National PTA Reflections Art Program is perfect for them! Since its inception in 1969, students have been given a theme and used their creativity to submit their interpretations. Check out this video of the Reflections Timeline! The PTA has celebrated over 50 years of student creativity in the following categories:

Dance Choreography

Film Production

Literature

Music

Photography

Visual Arts

Reflections encourages students of all ages to:

· Unleash creative talents and be inspired

· Express themselves imaginatively in their artwork

· Experience the fun and joy of making art

· Tap into critical thinking skills to create art inspired by the annual theme

· Receive positive recognition for their original works of art.

Click here to see the California winners of the 2020-2021 Reflections Art Program.

This year’s theme is “I Will Change the World by…” Students can enter one submission in any or all 6 categories. We are offering 4 Divisions at Vista Verde:

Primary: K-2nd Grade

Intermediate: 3rd-5th Grade

Middle School: 6th-8th Grade

 

Special Artist*

*About Special Artist

 

In the past few years a new division of the Reflections program was introduced – the Special Artist Division. This is a non-graded division limited to students whose physical, cognitive or mental health challenges meet the guidelines in the American Disabilities Act. Qualifying students create their own artwork. But, they may receive non-artistic accommodation and assistance from an adult. Students who qualify for the Special Artist Division may choose to enter in the traditional four grade divisions. If this is the case, students will follow all general and arts category rules but may submit an entry in the grade division most closely aligned to their cognitive or functional abilities. The student is then recognized and awarded as part of the general student population without regard to special needs or challenges.

For more information about Reflections, please visit www.vistaverdepta.org/reflections or you can contact Lilli and Roxi at reflections@vistaverdepta.org.

 

 

Welcome Back to School – VV PTA 2021-2022 – Together Again

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The Vista Verde PTA would like to extend a warm welcome to all of our new and returning families! Celebrate with us this year as we center around our theme of “Together Again”.

We look forward to meeting you all and please visit us at vistaverdepta.org to join the PTA today! Click here to view our membership video for more details on the contributions of the PTA to our children, the school, and our Vista Verde teachers and staff!

Please also see the recently released Vista Verde school bell schedule for your reference.

The 2021-22 Reflections Art Program: I WILL CHANGE THE WORLD BY…

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Back in it’s 52nd year, the Reflections Art Program is ready to roll! This year’s theme is, “I WILL CHANGE THE WORLD BY…”

Students can submit a work of art in either one or all of the following six categories: dance, film, literature, music, photography, and visual arts.

Divisions are: Primary (K-2nd), Intermediate (3rd-5th), Middle School (6th-7th), and Special Artist.

Learn more about the program by visiting www.vistaverdepta.org/reflections.

The deadline for submissions will be on October 13, 2021 at 11:59pm. Listen to Bella and Jay Liu, both recipients of the Award of Excellence (Bella in Literature, Intermediate 3rd-5th and Jay in Visual Arts, Primary K-2nd) talk about why they like to participate in Reflections every year!

Do you have questions or would you like to become a Reflections volunteer? Contact Lilli LaBuen Gillen at Reflections@vistaverdepta.org.

 

The 2021-22 Reflections Art Program: I WILL CHANGE THE WORLD BY…

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Back in it’s 52nd year, the Reflections Art Program is ready to roll! This year’s theme is, “I WILL CHANGE THE WORLD BY…”

Students can submit a work of art in either one or all of the following six categories: dance, film, literature, music, photography, and visual arts.

Divisions are: Primary (K-2nd), Intermediate (3rd-5th), Middle School (6th-7th), and Special Artist.

Learn more about the program by visiting www.vistaverdepta.org/reflections.

The deadline for submissions will be on October 13, 2021 at 11:59pm. Listen to Bella and Jay Liu, both recipients of the Award of Excellence (Bella in Literature, Intermediate 3rd-5th and Jay in Visual Arts, Primary K-2nd) talk about why they like to participate in Reflections every year!

Do you have questions or would you like to become a Reflections volunteer? Contact Lilli LaBuen Gillen at Reflections@vistaverdepta.org.

 

Reflections Art Contest 2021-2022

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Each year, over 300,000 students in Pre-K through Grade 12 create original works of art in response to a student-selected theme. This 50+ year-old program helps them explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful in school and in life.

The 2021–2022 Reflections theme is I Will Change the World By…

Students submit their completed works of art in one or all of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Visual Arts.

Students participate in the appropriate division for their grade: Primary (Pre-K – Grade 2), Intermediate (Grades 3-5), Middle School (Grades 6-8), High School (Grades 9-12), Special Artist (All grades welcome). Students who identify as having a disability and may receive services under IDEA or ADA: Section 504 may enter in the Special Artist Division or grade division most closely aligned to their functional abilities.*

Last year’s theme was I MATTER BECAUSE and the children did an amazing job interpreting the theme. For Irvine Unified Councils of PTAs, our of over 80 plus submissions, Vista Verde placed in the following categories:

MUSIC COMPOSITION: Aron Mostafavi, 2nd Place, Primary K-2nd

LITERATURE: Noah Lee, 1st Place, Middle School (also at 4th District (county-wide), and Award of Merit at CA PTA)

VISUAL ARTS: Haeun Yoo, 2nd Place, Intermediate (3rd-5th Grade)

VISUAL ARTS: Sarah Ida, 2nd Place, Middle School (6th-8th Grade)

Check out this video celebrating the Reflections history and impact.